Stability Can Only Be Attained By Inactive

Pierre Curie Voluntarily Exposed His Arm To The Action Of Radium For Several Hours. This Resulted In Damage Resembling A Burn That Developed Progressively And Required Several Months To Heal. Henri Becquerel Had By Accident A Similar Burn As A Result Of Carrying In His Vest Pocket A Glass Tube Containing Radium Salt. He Came To Tell Us Of This Evil Effect Of Radium, Exclaiming In A Manner At Once Delighted And Annoyed: "i Love It, But I Owe It A Grudge."

First Principle: Never To Let One's Self Be Beaten Down By Persons Or By Events.

It Is My Earnest Desire That Some Of You Should Carry On This Scientific Work And Keep For Your Ambition The Determination To Make A Permanent Contribution To Science.

Certein Bodies... Become Luminous When Heated. Their Luminosity Disappears After Some Time, But The Capacity Of Becoming Luminous Afresh Through Heat Is Restored To Them By The Action Of A Spark, And Also By The Action Of Radium.

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